School gun case lands father in court

A father has faced court on charges after his son took a loaded gun to school.

The man has pleaded guilty to related firearms offences.

Last May, the boy, 13, found the key to a gun safe and took a revolver and ammunition to his Adelaide school, where he fired a shot in an isolated area.

Lawyers for the boy told the Youth Court he had wanted to impress friends and scare off a bully.

The teenager escaped without conviction but was put on a good behaviour bond.

Now in the District Court, the boy's 42-year-old father, who cannot be identified publicly, has admitted to two counts of possessing an unregistered firearm without a licence and one of failing to store ammunition separately.

The prosecutor says a further firearms charge has been dropped.

The man has been remanded on bail to appear in court again next month for sentencing submissions.